Do you know how many people there were in the world 200 years ago? Just one billion. But only 100 years later, the population was increased by 100 percent. In 1971, about 3.5 billion people lived on the earth. Forty years later, the number doubled(翻倍). On October 31st ,2001, the 7 billionth world citizen(公民). A baby girl was born in the Philippines(菲律宾)。At this speed, it will shoot up to 8 billion by the year 2025.

Most new babies were born in developing countries. Most families have four or fiveChildren. In many developed countries. The population is increasing slowly. Most families have only one or two babies. In 1950, about 25 percent of the world′s population lived in developed countries. By 2050, the number will reduce to 10 percent.

In many developing countries, People are now short of food, water and medicine. What′s worse, farmland is becoming less and less. farmers are moving to cities to make a living. But cities couldn′t satisfy their needs at all.Finally, many people can′t find jobs, and they become poorer and poorer.

To solve these problems, many developing countries are taking measures

to control the population.

根据短文内容,选择正确的答案。

1.What was the population of the world 100 years ago?

A. 100 million B. 1000 million

C. 2000 million D. 3500 million.

2.What happened on October 31st , 2001 in the Philippines?.

A. A woman gave birth to seven babies.

B. Seven thousand babies were born this day.

C. A baby girl′s birth showed the world′s population reached 7 billion.

D. A family had their 7th child that day.

3.What does “shoot up” mean in Chinese?

A. 射箭 B. 萎缩 C. 暴涨 D. 加强

4.Which of the following is WRONG?

A. One quarter of the world′s population lived in developed countries in 1950.

B. Most women have four or five children in developed countries .

C. People in many developing countries can′t get good medical care.

D. It′s not a good choice for many farmers to move to cities for a living

In developed countries.

5. What′s the best title of the passage?

A. The World′s Population Problem.

B. How to Control the Population.

C. changes of Our Living Conditions.

D. Nice Places for People to Live in.

阅读填空 先通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后根据短文内容,在文章后表格的填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。

American boys and girls love to watch Television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday. Many parents let their children watch only during certain hours. Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some programmes help children to understand the news, and others show people and places from other countries or other time in history. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home. Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programmes show crime and other things that are bad for children, so parents should sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.

About watching TV in America

Who

American children love to watch TV.

How long

It ____1.____ them six hours a day, even eight hours or more on Saturday to watch TV.

Advantages(优点)

● They can understand the news or learn about other countries or other time in history with the ____2.____ of some programmes.

● They can see animals or see a ship ___3.____ going to the zoo or the ocean.

● They can see a play, a concert or a game when they are at home.

Disadvantages(缺点)

Some programmes show time and other things, which are not ___4._____ for children.

Advice

Parents should sometimes help children to find something __5.____ to do.

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